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Some Local Lanes - Camera Mount Testing
As promised, just for innominate, three local lanes - the second entirely on tarmac/concrete but a great view of all of Manchester
Quality is cr*p because of YouTube and my desire to keep file sizes smallSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Jul 2008 11:38 am
Shrinky
Member Since: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
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Do you always drive that fast Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
7th Jul 2008 11:43 am
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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Yeah, he's a nutter offroad. Gives us all a bad name
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Location: Romiley
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First was sped up 4x - to allow that little Frankie Vaughan 'Stockport' ditty to be used
The other two were 2x
Having discovered the excellent www.vconversion.com convertor site, I am now leaching soundtracks direct off YouTube for my own use Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Jul 2008 11:56 am
blue meanie D3 Decade
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blimey the Bredbury Hall, used to stay there many years ago when we used to do soem work for Allsports at their HQ, is it the BH Hotel still a shining light in overnight accommodation ? and theeeeennn......???
7th Jul 2008 12:07 pm
SN
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Location: Romiley
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yep - can still rent rooms by the hour (allegedly! ...I have been told)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Jul 2008 1:12 pm
tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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What mount are you using?
7th Jul 2008 1:43 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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Monsterpod
iconix let me trial his and I bought for £20 on ebay - they're £30 at Jessops - it just 'sticks' on the dash (or anything) like bluetack - when I'm finished I just peel it off, pop the cover on and throw it in the glovebox
One thing I've noticed is that the weight of the camera on the pivot seems to 'damp' the motion of the car as its bucking around through pot-holes and you get a nice wallow to the movies - this is much more noticable on 1x speed videosSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Jul 2008 2:26 pm
tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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Monsterpad eh?
Only seems suitable for cameras.
Did you use a normal camera or camcorder?
I got this little jvc camcorder at the weekend and it seems pretty light - 360 g
whats that in old money as says on Monsterpad website ' will hold anything under 20 ounces'
7th Jul 2008 4:17 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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its got a standard camera mount thread on it - same as my telescopic tripod
20oz = 567g - you'll be fine And that will be the limit when splodged at 90 degrees on the side of a tree, not plonked on top of a gently texture dashboard
my 'normal camera' is quite a heavy little beastie and has quite a large (for a digital non-DSLR camera) 12x optical lens poking out the front - when its stuck on the dash combined with the blue tinged rack lights I'm sure I've given a few drivers a squitty a**e when I've been behind them - should finish the job with some magnetic yellow squares to put on the sides (and then get sent down for pretending to be plod so perhaps not)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
7th Jul 2008 4:30 pm
innominate
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You were right Steve: these look very promising.
Could the Goyt valley route be extended to the bridge at Chadkirk, rather than dropping into Bredbury Green?
I have never felt the need to go to Hattersley (not the most attractive destination and some rather unfortunate historical associations), but I had always wondered where that road at the top of Werneth Low went.
Did you meet a mate at 1.44 in the Pinfold Lane video?
We once looked at a house in Pingot Lane (Broadbottom), and Google Maps suggests that it goes all the way to Mottram. Might be worth checking. (I haven't got an OS map that covers it.)
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And that will be the limit when splodged at 90 degrees on the side of a tree, not plonked on top of a gently texture dashboard 
so perhaps not)
